Blood test, lipase
Facility: Cascade Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 83690 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $9 compared to the $9 fair price benchmark.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.00× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 WA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
Note: The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Blood test, lipase is about $9 (about 1.3× the $7 Medicare rate). Cascade Valley Hospital charges insurers about $9, or about $99 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Arlington, WA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $1,056 | 15327% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 - $10 | 102% |
| Aetnamajor | $93 | 1350% |
| Cignamajor | $90 | 1306% |
| Humanamajor | $7 - $11 | 102% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $35 | 508% |
| Amerigroup | $8 | 116% |
| Molina | $7 | 102% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $7 - $99 |
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Other Procedures at Cascade Valley Hospital
Compare: Blood test, lipase at other WA hospitals
- Pullman Regional Hospital · Pullman $5
- Skagit Valley Hospital · Mount Vernon $7
- Virginia Mason Medical Center · Seattle $7
- Multicare Auburn Medical Center · Auburn $7
- Astria Toppenish Hospital · Toppenish $7
- Peacehealth St John Medical Center · Longview $7
- Deaconess Medical Center · Spokane $7
- Trios Health · Kennewick $7
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
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Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $45
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $45).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($99) Beats Your Bill
Cascade Valley Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $99 (vs. $9 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $9 Fair BaseRate ($7 Medicare)
Your bill ($124) is $115 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($9) and 17.7× the $7 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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